By Liz Kelly Your Heart, His Home   This year, I’ve been spending some time each day with St. Maximilian Kolbe. Before his martyrdom at Auschwitz – he volunteered to… Read More

In this year of St. Joseph, and during the month of September when we honor the value of labor, Catholics are called to reflect on the life of the saint.… Read More

Have you ever tried to start a habit of daily prayer and then given up? Or perhaps you pray now and then, but have never been consistent. How can you… Read More

With the exception of last Sunday, due to the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we have been hearing for a month now from John chapter 6.… Read More

“The road to hell is paved with the skulls of erring priests, with bishops as their signposts.” Though these startling words of St. John Chrysostom were written in the fourth… Read More

We have spent the past 18 months delving into Part 4 of the Catechism, “Christian Prayer.” We have looked closely at the Our Father and Hail Mary, as well as… Read More

This pointed question of Jesus to his disciples gets to the very heart of the matter. He is confronting the storms of fear that were raging in their hearts as… Read More

Today we complete our examination of the Catechism’s teaching on the Hail Mary. We have already addressed the angel Gabriel’s greeting. Now we focus on the words of Mary’s cousin… Read More

Most often, the question of who God is leads us into the speculative, conceptual realm: God is the almighty Creator of heaven and earth. God is the Father of all.… Read More

The Hail Mary is one of the most familiar prayers to us as Catholics. But do we take the time to really think about what we are praying and why?… Read More

As a jazz singer, I had the opportunity to play some prestigious venues, the North Sea and Montreux Jazz Festivals, for example. When I lived in Nashville, I sang in… Read More

Our Gospel this Sunday happens immediately after Jesus’ appearance to the disciples on the way to Emmaus. It is important to note that the disciples of Jesus have been given… Read More